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Telecom, media & technology lawyers in London & Thames Valley

We support businesses in the TMT sector to navigate the challenges, mitigate against real risks and take action.

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Telecom, media & technology

Our lawyers invest time to understand your strategic objectives providing expert, pragmatic, solution-driven advice to a variety of clients in the TMT sector. We can provide services across all sectors including music, television, film, theatre, sports and athletics, advertising and sponsorship.

We can tap into experience from our corporate, intellectual property, employment, and immigration, plus our highly ranked and leading disputes team know how to intervene to prevent damage to your brand and reputation.

We can also support with:

Film, music & TV agreements
Sports and athletics contracts
Financing including multiple party financings, equity investments, bank and/or senior lender financings and security arrangements, shareholders’ agreement, joint ventures, SPVs
Sponsoring overseas and visa applications for creative artists and sportspeople

“Advice is provided promptly and is very robust.”

Chambers and Partners

Our comprehensive expertise includes:

Corporate and M&A

Disputes, mediation and injunctions

Privacy and data protection

Employment

Business immigration

Key contacts

Helen Beech

Partner

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+44 118 960 4639

Ashan Arif

Partner

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+44 118 960 4651

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06 October 2017
Employment

TUPE regulations apply even where large part of job becomes automated

In Anglo Beef Processors v Longland and Meat & Livestock Commercial Services, Mr Longland had been employed as a carcass service officer for Meat & Livestock, manually classifying carcasses in an abattoir.Mr Longland claimed at tribunal that the TUPE Regulations applied and as a result, he should transfer to Anglo Beef on the basis that the activities carried out were “fundamentally the same” both before and after the transfer

06 October 2017
Commercial Real Estate

Real estate fraud – help us help you to eliminate the risk

One of the biggest benefits of the digital and information age has been the increased agility in carrying transactions – these are now able to take place almost instantaneously. This increased agility has brought with it the problem of increased vulnerability – especially to the risk of fraud.

03 October 2017
Construction

Off-Site Goods and Materials: Legal Issues

There is no doubt that off-site manufacture is being embraced by the industry.

03 October 2017
Construction

A victory for common sense – actual cost relevant to compensation event assessment

A defining principle of the NEC3 is that the parties should deal with issues as they arise and not save these up to the end. Hence the provision in the standard form contract allowing for forecast assessments of compensation events. However, this principle can get forgotten when the parties fail to comply with the contractual machinery and timeframes or the compensation events are disputed. A case from earlier this year in the Northern Ireland courts has looked at the question of whether actual costs are relevant to the assessment of compensation events: Northern Ireland Housing Executive…

28 September 2017

Michael Sippitt writes for Thomson Reuters on: Migration and Modern Slavery

Until lawyers start to pursue high-profile negligence cases, the status quo is likely to remain unchanged.Modern slavery is a term that has entered our political and legal lexicon over the past decade or so but it is still something that is largely misunderstood.

19 September 2017
Construction

Modern slavery in construction supply chains: does your business comply

‘Modern Slavery’ is a term which encapsulates slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking.

“Invariably extremely knowledgeable, efficient, well-prepared and delightful to work with. Cannot rate them too highly.”

Legal 500

Contact Helen

+44 118 958 5321 helen.beech@clarkslegal.com